Our full scope, tailored fund administration services are designed to drive performance throughout the fund lifecycle – from establishment and capital deployment to realisation and wind up, we’re the experts when it comes to streamlining your operations.
We aim to be more than just a fund administrator but a trusted partner, acting as an extension of your in-house team. Our goal is to enhance your experience, providing responsive, accurate and consistent support that you can rely on.
Operational efficiency, data management and security, adhering to complex regulations, meeting investor demands, accurate reporting and timely performance monitoring are just some of the challenges fund managers are facing. In addition, market conditions including interest rates, tough fundraising conditions and political uncertainty make the private capital landscape difficult to navigate. Our fund services are designed to address these challenges head-on, providing expert fund solutions that empower you to focus on your strategic objectives.
We deliver transparent, responsive, tech-enabled services demanded by today’s investors and private capital fund managers, across all asset classes from private equity and debt, to venture capital, real estate and infrastructure. The fund administration solutions we develop are tailored to meet your individual needs and underpinned by carefully chosen and customised systems. We offer a stable technology-enabled solution, built on processes and procedures, led by experts, that free you up to focus on what you do best.
Sectors
Expert Private Capital Fund Services
Our support is structured to meet every fund administration need, from planning and set-up to day-to-day management and closing.
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Structure establishment
We handle all the administrative elements of forming fund structures and we facilitate communication between your team and any external parties, such as appointed lawyers and regulators. As an expert fund administrator Our coordinated approach ensures we can manage post-establishment activity and any multi-jurisdictional requirements.
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Fund closing
We support all fund administration and governance activities needed to admit investors into a fund. This includes liaising with your team and appointed lawyers to ensuring that a robust plan is in place, tracking detailed closing activities to final close.
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Investor KYC collation & review
Our team obtains and reviews all due diligence documentation to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. As your fund administrator, we take an integrated approach where there are multiple jurisdictions, and we also work closely with your team to help manage any sensitive relationships.
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Capital calls
From calculating, preparing and issuing capital calls for a single fund through to more complicated feeder relationships and investor side letters, we handle the whole capital call process, freeing you up to focus on deal execution. We can tailor the look and feel of our system-generated notices to your specific requirements, or we can provide best practice examples from our library.
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Investment transaction governance
At every stage of an investment transaction, we liaise with your team and lawyers to provide administrative support and ensure best practice governance.
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Company secretarial
Our team maintains the books and records of a fund structure to best practice standards, including providing high quality and timely minutes and leveraging the latest technology to ensure that board packs are compiled and distributed efficiently.
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Board governance
Our team supports the implementation and maintenance of corporate governance frameworks, enabling boards to ensure they’re complying with the latest regulations and best practices.
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Banking & Foreign Exchange trade processing
We have an integrated process that connects your day-to-day team with our in-house specialists to ensure seamless processing of payments and foreign exchange trades with your selected banking providers.
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Distributions
From calculating, preparing and issuing distributions for a single fund through to more complicated feeder relationships, investor side letters and carry calculation, we handle the whole distribution process. This includes working with your team to agree the best way of confirming investor bank details, preventing any delays in the receipt of distribution monies. We can tailor the look and feel of our system-generated notices to your specific requirements, or we can provide best practice examples from our library.
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Financial statement preparation & audit management
We take an integrated approach to the preparation of financial statements to make sure all transactions have been accounted for and disclosed completely and accurately, working with your team to include manager reporting and resolve judgement calls. We also understand that proactively drafting detailed timetables is key to an efficient and seamless reporting cycle, particularly in managing year end audits.
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Investor reporting & investor query management
In addition to preparing capital account statements and quarterly reports, often distributed via an investor portal, we carefully track and respond to investor queries to deliver a quality investor experience and improve reporting content. We can also work with your team to make sure your investor portal is impactful and on brand.
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Carried interest/performance fee calculation
Working to the requirements set out in your constitutional documents, we prepare all carried interest and performance calculations.
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Investment IRR and investor IRR reporting
We routinely provide system-generated Gross and Net Internal Rate of Return (IRRs) and other performance monitoring metrics.
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Structure dissolution/wind up
In managing the dissolution of multi-jurisdictional structures, we take care of all the administrative tasks and liaise with your team, lawyers, investors and regulators as required, ensuring that the process is timely and robust.
Funds contacts
Ross Youngs
Group Commercial DirectorRoss joined Belasko in 2021 to lead the Groups commercial growth strategy in Private Capital Fund Administration, Corporate Administration and Fiduciary services.
He has over 20 years’ experience in the Offshore Fund and Fiduciary markets holding leadership roles in Alternative Assets, Sales, Relationship Management and Client Service for a global provider.
Working with managers across the UK, US, Europe and Middle East, Ross has helped clients launch fund and investment structures in the Private and Public markets focusing on Private Capital and Real Assets. His experience covers multi location, complex fund servicing and has a strong understanding of Fund Administration, Banking, Financing, Custody and Depositary Services.
Ross seeks to create proactive partnerships with clients based upon trust, a long-term strategic commitment and great service.
Ross is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Banking and holds a BSC (Hons) degree in Financial Services.
Hannah Dunnell
Managing Director (Guernsey)Hannah joined Belasko in 2023 overseeing leadership, performance and culture.
With 17 years of experience in Guernsey’s finance industry, Hannah has worked across fund administration, corporate services and company secretarial services.
Hannah is an Associate of the Chartered Governance Institute and has a keen interest in how governance interplays with all areas of business from processes to people and culture. She is passionate about the development of people and the role of women in business.
Greg McKenzie
Country Head (Luxembourg)Greg joined Belasko in 2020 and is responsible for service delivery from Luxembourg.
Greg has accumulated 18+ years’ experience within the financial services industry covering the investment, fiduciary and banking sectors, specializing in alternative asset classes (PE, VC, Real Estate and Credit). Through this period Greg has led and participated in several strategic initiatives which include business development, product establishment, regulatory change, operating model refinement and on boarding complex new business across entrepreneurial and global servicing businesses with particular focus on Channel Island, Luxembourg, Ireland and the UK markets.
Greg has a wealth of directorship experience that cover global banks, fiduciary and administration businesses, in addition to investment management companies and regulated investment vehicles in Guernsey, Luxembourg, Ireland and the UK. Greg is a member of the Institute of Directors and has served industry associations throughout his career.
Nick McHardy
Head of FundsNick joined Belasko during 2020, is based in London and leads our Fund Administration service offering.
Nick has over 15 years’ experience working with private equity, credit and real estate fund structures and is passionate about delivering excellent client service through the deployment of efficient processes and the effective use of technology. He has led on the transfer of complex fund administration and accounting mandates and in the implementation of ISAE 3402 compliant fund administration operating models.
Nick qualified with PwC and has held a number of board positions for regulated and unregulated fund structures (General Partners & Managers).